Monday, February 24, 2014

Review (Sort of): The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow

First of all, thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin Teen for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title. I loved the Transcend Time series by this author, and I got to meet her when I attended BEA two years ago. So, even though I knew this wasn't really my normal type of book, I knew I liked her writing, so I requested it. Unfortunately, it really isn't my type of book. I'm not saying in any way, shape, or form that it isn't good, because it is a very good book for the type of book it is. I think that anyone who enjoys books like Gossip Girl, or The Clique, or Pretty Little Liars series, will definitely enjoy it. Another bit of proof about how good of a writer Michelle Madow is, this book is told from I believe four points of view. The three sisters, and then one other girl that lives where the girls are moving to. And I could tell which person I was reading their point of view very easily, and a lot of times with other books like this I have to go back and check the beginning of that section to remind myself who is narrating.

While I am not going to finish reading it, it is a book that I will definitely be buying and promoting in my high school library. I am sure that many of my students will love the book. I highly recommend it to any fans of the series that I mentioned at the beginning. I personally just am not much of a contemporary type of story person. I prefer some supernatural element, or dystopian, or something. I congratulate the author on being a Harlequin Teen author, as I have followed her on Twitter and Facebook for a long time and think she definitely is an up and coming name in teen books. Oh yeah, how awesome is the cover of this one! I think it will be picked up by many readers just based on that alone!

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